james longman and our team on the ground there. the area littered with russian mines. president biden tonight addressing the atrocities now seen by the world, calling them major war crimes. tonight, the u.s. and european allies imposing new sanctions. who and what they're now targeting, including vladimir putin's adult daughters. james

foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. i'm in zaporizhzhia, towards the eastern front at a hospital. we're about 35 miles away from where the russians are. you can see this hospital is preparing for the worst. actually, as i speak to you now, we can hear an air raid siren going off. this morning, we've been meeting some of the kids who have been caught up in this war, doctors pulling shrapnel out of their bodies. this as the fight for mariupol looks to be entering its final moments. this morning, multiple air strikes rocking lviv, killing seven people, a child among the 11 injured. the east bracing for an onslaught as russia re-groups for a renewed ground advance. this as a small group of ukrainian fighters pulled out in mariupol, dug in at the steel plant a complex with underground tunnels. russia saying surrender or be eliminated. the ukrainians rejecting that. defying the russian demands. >> as for now they still are in mariupol. >> reporter: civilian casualties in

abc's james longman reports russia is not admitting that the missile strike is to blame. >> reporter: the loss of the "moskva," means a big hit to russia's capabilities just as america steps up. new american support includes 1400 stinger missile and 700 switchblade drones. >> the white house could soon send a top level u.s. official to ukraine but press secretary jen psaki says it will not be president biden. >>> meanwhile, ukraine has seized the assets of a ukrainian politician with close ties to vladimir putin. viktor medvedchuk's possessions include 55 homes, that is 23 houses and 32 apartments. he also has 26 cars and a yacht. >>> prosecutors say the man who shot ten people on a new york subway train this week had a stockpile of weapons. they say the attack was entirely premeditated. a judge is holding frank james without bail. his lawyer is urging people not to rush to judgment. abc's janai norman is following the investigation. >> reporter: investigators have been piecing together clues examining hours of video. abc news has learned they believe james may have rushed the attack

james longman at the scene of what appears to be another mass grave. the entire town a crime scene. and tonight, a ukrainian

james longman got a firsthand look of the destruction. james: businesses, homes, completely destroyed all the way down this road. you can see the apartment building. people's homes just chopped in half. ama: more than 11 million ukrainians have left their homes since the invasion began six weeks ago. dan: a napa -- natural path that dr. pleaded guilty to charges she sold fake covid immunization pallets and phony vaccination cards. abc 7 was at the home of julie as agents carried out boxes last july. prosecutors say she told patients the pellets would provide lifelong protection from covid and she provided fake vaccine cards to more than 200 people. she faces up to 25 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. a warning from concord police tonight. imposters are posing as ups drivers in an attempt to burglarize unauthorized or unoccupied homes. this man was seen wearing a reflective vest. ups says their drivers always wear a brown uniform. new developments in sunday's sacramento mass shooting that claimed six lives. police believe there were a

abc's james longman spoke with one man who made the dangerous journey out of mariupol with his granddaughter. >> look at your face. you can't stop smiling. "i'm happy we're here," she says. "my soul is happy for meeting you" says vitaly. my soul is happy for meeting you as well. aww. >> president biden is also working to fast track 100,000 ukrainian refugees coming to the u.s. he wants americans to sponsor them. >>> new revelations now about the hours after the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. "the new york times" reports after the riot house republican leader kevin mccarthy told republicans he would urge president trump to resign. mccarthy has denied that claim, but now "the times" released an audio saying he can be heard speaking to fellow republicans. >> and it would be my recommendation he should resign. i mean, that would be my take but i don't think he would take it but i don't know. >> the report also claims mccarthy and mitch mcconnell took part in discussions about possibly removing trump from office. >>> former president obama used a speech at stanford university thursday to

abc's james longman witnessing this disturbing scene. >> one, two, three, four, five bodies in this tiny room, in this basement where ukrainians say people have been tortured, and i can see their hands behind their backs. it is truly an apocalyptic scene. it's absolutely horrific in here. >> reporter: now officials are also warning about the situation in another town outside kyiv. ukraine's prosecutor general saying in terms of human casualties, the worst situation is in bore oh dee anka. there's a lot to process. and ukraine's foreign minister claims the scene in the port city of mariupol are worse than bucha and bore ohvy anka. >> i can tell you without exaggeration mariupol is much worse compared to what we've seen in bucha and other cities, towns, and villages nearby kyiv. >> reporter: in response, president biden is vowing to impose more sanctions on russia, and he says vladimir putin should be tried for war crimes. but in the midst of the gruesome and tragic images, this military dog named patron is stealing hearts. he's helping to clear mines and unexploded shells left behind by t

[speaking foreign language] abc's james longman met this couple after they fled the city with their 9-year-old daughter. >> she knows there were women in the basement of her building giving birth in those conditions. she's smiling now, but this had such an impact on so many kids. he's so glad his daughter is safe. you can see it in his face. >> reporter: capturing mariupol would give russia a land bridge to occupied crimea, allowing its forces to join unexpected new russian offensive in the donbas region. experts say by announcing full control of the city president putin could sell the invasion as a win to his people. [speaking foreign language] speaking to cnn ukrainian president zelenskyy vowed ukraine would not give up territory in the east, saying the fight for mariupol could influence the course of the war. zelenskyy said if russia eliminates the remaining troops to mariupol, it could bring peace talks to an end. em nguyen abc news. >> thanks, em. russian forces have been hitting military targets around kyiv in retaliation for ukraine sinking a russian warship. >>> turning to the

abc's james longman saw the danger firsthand. >> we've been warned time and again about the possibility of mines and booby traps in this part of ukraine. well, we've come across what looks like could be a trap on the other side of this door. now, this was a school that was being used by russian troops. you see this string, it leads onto the front door there, and that could very well be a trap on the other side of there, a charge waiting to explode. >> reporter: austria's chancellor is now the first eu leader to meet vladimir putin face-to-face since the invasion began. the chancellor saying he was not particularly optimistic after his talk with putin yesterday. now, this conflict is taking a tremendous toll on children. the u.n. says nearly two-thirds of ukrainian children have fled their homes. faith, andrew. >> ike, thank you. >>> and turning to the pandemic, indoor mask mandates are making a comeback. philadelphia is the first major city to announce it'll reinstate its indoor mask requirement. several colleges and universities are also making that move. 26 states are now reporting a

he tells abc's james longman the russians made all the men go outside and check their pars everyone under age 50. he says his friends were murdered in front of him. >> you're 53, so you made it by three years. >> reporter: in mykolaiv in the south, ukrainian officials released video showing tside a . en went into gruesome detail about the alleged war crimes when he spoke to the u.n. security council yesterday. hours later, zelenskyy with a searing indictment of the u.n. itself, demanding the u.n. remove russia from the security council, saying otherwise, there will be only one institution left in the world to guarantee the security of states, namely, weapons. back here in washington, we've learned the u.s. military will now send another $100 million in javelin anti-tank missiles to the ukrainians. andrew. >> em, thank you. >>> the u.s. and the uk and australia are now working together on the development of hypersonic missiles. the move comes amid growing concern about advancing military technology in china and russia. hypersonic weapons can fly many times faster than the speed of sound, a

james longman tonight taking us to the scene of the horror outside kyiv. and martha raddatz standing by with what her sources are telling her now about russian troops and where they're headed. >>> back here at home tonight, the deadly mass shooting in sacramento.

tonight, what our james longman has witnessed first-hand. the atrocities. and tonight, the u.n.'s historic vote to suspend russia from the human rights council. and reports tonight of germany

abc's james longman reports, it follows biden's claim that russia is committing genocide. >> reporter: of those claims of genocide, the president is speaking to what we're all seeing but the white house said it'll be up to the legal process to play out though we did see the organization for security and cooperation in europe, the first international security organization to say they found a clear pattern of russian war crimes. >> and as the war rages, finland and sweden have announced they are now considering joining nato. >>> there is a new battle at the southern border. truck drivers are protesting new inspections imposed by texas governor greg abbott, which are causing major backups. the governor says the biden administration is not doing enough to secure the border before an expected new wave of migrants next month. abc's ike ejiochi is here with the latest. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, faith. the battle over immigration now has truck drivers caught in the middle all while officials here in washington are welcoming more migrants arriving by bus. this morning, the

one striking while abc's james longman was on the air. >> we just heard an enormous explosion here towards the north of where we're standing. you can see there a deep dark smoke rising into the sky. now, we're not sure what's been hit. >> reporter: in the country's second largest city kharkiv this verified video shows a fire burning after strikes reported in the area. but with russia suffering so many setbacks, president biden says vladimir putin may have placed some of his advisers under house arrest. >> i'm not saying this with a certainty. he seems to be self-isolating, and there's some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers. >> reporter: meanwhile, more people fleeing ukraine are turning up on america's southern border. more than 600 are waiting at this holding area in tijuana, mexico, hoping to cross the border. this woman and her kids drawing ukrainian flags. they've been waiting since tuesday to enter the u.s. >> how hard has this been on you? [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "emotionally, it was hard. oh, we haven't been bathing. it's

virtually no building is untouched according to abc's james longman. >> somehow the devastation is even worse. i mean, take a look at this. businesses, homes just completely destroyed all the way down this road. you can see that apartment building there. look, people's homes just chopped in half. >> reporter: at least 14 bodies have been recovered in borodyanka, but authorities say far more are likely buried beneath all this rubble. in the southern city of mariupol, officials say up to 5,000 civilians have been killed. witnesses report evidence that russians are using mobile incineration units to burn bodies and cover up the killings. the mayor says mariupol is the new auschwitz. in a new video address ukrainian president zelenskyy claims russia is trying to hide evidence of war crimes to interfere with the international investigation. as allegations of war crimes mount, president biden is imposing new sanctions banning new investments in russia and penalizings russia's largest banks even sanctioning vladimir putin's daughters. >> these oligarchs and their family members are not allowed

and james longman is close to that fight in the city of dnipro, and he leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, russia's revenge. strikes on the outskirts of kyiv, including on a factory that makes the anti-ship missiles, like those used to destroy russia's prized warship. tonight, for the first time, the pentagon says it believes that two ukrainian neptune missiles hit the moskva, russia's black sea flagship, sinking it. ukraine claims more than 400 sailors, including the captain, were killed. that would make it the most significant naval loss sustained by any country in more than 40 years. >> translator: the less weapons the russian federation that attacked our country has, the better for us, the less capable they are. >> reporter: and as the war enters its 51st day, the heaviest fighting in the east. this new video circulating on social media shows ukrainian and russian soldiers firing at one another on a road in the donetsk region. as the u.s. begins delivering the $800 million worth of new weapons to ukraine, tonight, an ominous new warning. russia sending a formal diplomatic mes

foreign correspondent james longman is checking it all from bucha. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. we're at the grave site in bucha where more bodies are being exhumed. there's now an international effort to figure out what went on here. french investigators have joined the ukrainians trying to piece together the truth of what russians did while they were in this part of the ukraine. there is anger and sadness here but also dread at what might come next in russia's next phase of its invasion. this morning, as russian forces mass in the east, concerns are growing for the desperate situation in mariupol. ukrainian officials have said that weeks of russian attacks may have left tens of thousands dead, but with the city almost completely cut off from the outside world, so much remains unclear. and that includes the threat of chemical weapons use still hanging over this country. the ukrainian ministry of defense saying they're investigating new claims in mariupol that chemical weapons have been used. the mayor claimed russian force

abc's james longman reports in from kyiv tonight. >> reporter: tonight, humiliation for vladimir putin. russia saying its largest and most powerful vessel in the black sea has sunk. ukraine said it had hit the moskva with two cruise missiles. russia only admitted to a fire near its ammunition store. either way, the ship is gone. russia's ministry of defense saying the ship "lost its stability" as it was towed to port after what they say was a fire on board. adding, "the ship sank in a stormy sea." >> it has anti-ship missiles, it has anti-air missiles, and it has anti-missile missiles, which means this should have been able to defend itself. >> reporter: by sea and on land, ukrainian forces are preparing for russia's offensive in the east. having failed to take kyiv, russia is expected to unleash an even deeper fury on the east. today striking this factory in kramatorsk. the city, a main industrial center and entry point to eastern ukraine. its train station was hit just last week. 57 people were killed, mainly women and children trying to escape the fight. and after announcing a new $

let's go back to james longman who is there on the scene in ukraine once again. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. senior russian commander has said putin's forces intend to take full control of the donbas region and southern ukraine and right in the heart of that area mariupol. that is where ukrainian fighters are dug in at a steel plant. there are also as many as a thousand civilians hiding there below ground. we're yet to truly understand the true horrors there. these troubling images seem to show mass graves on the outside of the city and putin sending forces to surround that steel plant and seal it off. he's declared victory in the city but president zelenskyy has fired back saying ukrainians are holding on and the mayor there has also said military supplies are still making it in and the u.s. has announced another $800 million worth of those military supplies that includes howitzer artillery systems, more ammunition, and new tactical drones. this is the heavier equipment that ukraine has said it needs as it mounts a more difficul

foreign correspondent james longman is there in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. this is main highway out of kyiv that leads to some of these towns that are now being liberated. these are russian military vehicles, an ammunition column that was hit and next explodes. we've been to borodyanka, the latest town to be liberated. a warning, the images you're about to see are very graphic. this morning, as ukraine reclaims land that russian forces had occupied for weeks unimaginable horror has somehow got worse. in the town of borodyanka, atrocities like those in bucha are starting to be uncovered. russians were here for longer, so the fear of what might be found is deeper. we made it to the town of borodyanka, which is northwest of bucha, and somehow didn't know it was possible but the devastation is even worse. i mean look at that. that's an apartment building just sort of chopped in half. we traveled to bucha and saw for ourselves the horrors meted. at a church, graphic images of what appears to be yet anoth

foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. i'm at a school just outside of kyiv, which is being used as a base by russian troops, and you can see it is almost completely destroyed, but i do want to show you something here, because we have been warned again and again about the possibility of mines and traps left behind by russian forces. well, take a look here. you might be able to make out this string which is leading right up onto the handle of the front door. now, we have no real way of knowing, but it might be that that string is attached possibly to a grenade, some other kind of explosive, which is hanging on that handle, and as soon as you pull that string, it could come out, and the explosive goes off. now this is a real danger. there are dangers like this across this part of ukraine, and we do know that russian troops are amassing in the east of this country. the city of kharkiv has now been hit by russians 66 times in the last 24 hours. this morning, battle

james longman is there. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is bucha. this gives you an idea of the level of destruction here. burnt-out cars just strewning this road, down to the center of town. ukrainians were hunkered down in their apartments while russians were occupying their homes. a warning, the report you're about to watch has graphic, disturbing images. this morning, president zelenskyy, addressing the u.n. security council in the wake of the atrocities in bucha. >> translator: killed anyone who served our country. >> reporter: this town just miles northwest of kyiv is revealing a glimpse of what will define this war. the bodies of civilians are being discovered, apparently executed in the streets. this victim, a grocery bag just feet from where they fell. authorities say more than 300 victims have been recovered so far. we meet nicolai, alongside neighbors finally getting help. he takes us to graves behind his building. he buried three of his friends killed by the russians. they were looking for anyone under 50, he says. i asked how old he is.

abc's james longman is on the ground in bucha. >> we've been brought to a wooded area just outside bucha, this is in the kyiv region, a collection of towns and villages the russians have moved out of. authorities brought us to what looks like a hastily dug grave of what they say is the family of the local mayor here. they didn't cooperate and they were executed. we're looking now -- i'm not turning the camera around. i'm looking at the bodies of four people submerged in the sand. behind us here as well, there's what looks like a bunker where russian troops would have waited for weeks. they were in this region for weeks until they were pushed out. but it's atrocities like these that ukraine wants the world to take notice of now. >> reporter: the mayor saying hundreds now buried in mass graves. kyiv's mayor klitschko paying a visit to bucha. the mayor saying these images are not from a film, but reality. civilians were shot dead with hands. ukrainian soldiers unable to even retrieve some bodies for fear they may have been booby trapped with land mines. >> translator: this is genocide. the

james longman tracking it all from kyiv. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. kyiv has been saved basically by a russian invasion, although it is now creeping back to life. you can see this office block now, the cleanup has begun. but russia's attacks now are focused on the east of this country, a devastating attack on a train station there and a warning, these images are very distressing. this morning, the kramatorsk train station hit. civilians crowding the station every day after being warned to evacuate before russia's renewed offensive in eastern ukraine. the attack left at least 39 dead and 87 wounded. speaking before nato ukraine's foreign minister warned that the battle for the region will be devastating. >> the battle for donbas will remind you of second world war with large operations, maneuvers, involvement of thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, planes, artillery. >> reporter: president zelenskyy called for even bolder sanctions and additional military help. saying ukraine needs weapons

our foreign correspondent james longman is there in ukraine for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. the fight for control of the city of mariupol is still raging this morning. and this as we understand there might be civilians in the basement of the steel plant where ukrainian fighters are mounting their last stand. this morning, a new plea from inside the besieged city of mariupol. the commander of ukrainian forces there releasing a video saying they have only days or even hours left, telling "the washington post," we will not lay down our weapons. ukrainian forces are dug in at the azovstal steel plant and the city council said that thousands of civilians are also taking refuge. a far-right paramilitary group shared these images saying civilians are sheltering in the plant. russia says civilians aren't there. but this woman says we lost our home, we lost our livelihood. the video couldn't be independently verified by abc news. russian-backed forces attempted to storm the plant, they've so far been unable to dislodge thei

james longman is there on the front lines for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. this is bucha and this just gives you an idea of the ferocity of the battle here. this is a russian armored personnel carrier completely burned out all down this main street. you can see burnt out tank down the end and look at how close we are to people's homes. this war is being fought on their doorstep, in the places that people live. aid is starting to get in here. services are being restored, but it is going to take a long time for the people of this town to come to terms with what they've experienced and a warning to people watching, the images you're about to see are very disturbing. this morning, with the utter devastation in ukraine getting clearer by the day, an urgent new plea for more help from the west. >> my agenda is very simple, it has only three items on it. it's weapons, weapons and weapons. >> reporter: it comes as russians retreat from areas around kyiv and new disturbing images emerge from the destruction

james longman was with a man who showed what the attack did to his friend on the eighth floor of the building and they want to make it clear that what you are about to hear may be difficult. >> that's the remains of his friends. his charred remains. i'm looking at his bones and his body. >> independent rights watchdogs say there's growing evidence of war crimes. to help ukraine, the u.s. has voted to reinstall the lend lease program. that gives president biden authority to provide weapons free of charge, delaying payment until later. the house must pass the bill. the united nations did vote to suspend russia from the human human rights council. >> thank you. san jose police are searching for a driver who took off after hitting and killing two women. the crash happened just before 6:30 last night at ocala avenue. police say those victims were taken to the hospital and died. many say they are not surprised about this crash because they say drivers are reckless. >> it is dangerous. people don't stop even if you push the light. they don't stop. they are still driving like crazy. so maybe

foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. we're outside the city of zaporizhzhia in the southeast of ukraine. russian forces are about 15 miles from where i am now. just about every man in this town and village have gone to the front line because president zelenskyy says russia's second advance has begun. this morning, president zelenskyy has announced the russian offensive into the donbas region has begun. [ speaking foreign language ] a very large part of the entire russian army, he says, is now focused on this offensive. the russian foreign ministry confirming today that russia is starting a new phase of attacking the region. >> i'm sure this will be a very important moment of this entire special operation. >> reporter: as of now, the russians have 76 battalion tactical groups in ukraine, each of them with up to a thousand troops and all amassed in the south or east. the mayor of kramatorsk where a rocket killed nearly 60 people says the situation escalating. at

james longman got a firsthand look at that destruction. james: somehow the devastation is even worse. his misses, homes destroyed all the way down this road. you can see that apartment building there. people's homes just chopped in half. reggie: more than 11 million ukrainians have left their homes since the invasion began six-week seo. kumasi: happening today, the senate is expected to confirm judge ketanji brown jackson, and that will secure her place as the first black woman on the high court. jobina is at the live desk with more. reggie: the senate will hold an informal vote around 8:00 this morning, with the official confirmation vote set to take place at 10:45. jackson is all but guaranteed to be confirmed, with 53 senators pledging their support. that includes three republican senators who are going against party lines to back jackson. senate majority leader chuck schumer took to the senate floor last night to make a proclamation looking ahead to today. >> it will be a joyous day. joyous for the senate. joyous for the supreme court.

our foreign correspondent james longman is in kyiv. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. after those two air strikes that we witnessed here in kyiv yesterday, we've now had reports of a possible strike over the border in russia. russia has accused ukraine but no one has taken any responsibility yet. overnight a possible strike on russian territory on an oil depot just over the ukrainian border. in these videos posted online, you can see two air strikes in the distance. you can also see two helicopters flying next to where the strikes have hit and then this video posted online shows oil tanks on fire and a huge cloud of smoke rising from the depot. russia accused ukraine of carrying them out as russia is forced to abandon nuclear power plant chernobyl which they seized in february. according to reports, russian troops may have suffered acute radiation sickness and may have gone back to belarus for treatment. ukraine state nuclear company says russian forces dug trenches in the most contaminated areas around the plant.

. >> james longman is live from the war zone. plus ukrainian prime minister denys shmyhal, a "this week" exclusive. >>> subway terror. a mass shooting rocks new york city. violent crime surges in america's largest city. >> we will not surrender our city to the violent few. >> what will it take to end the violence? new york city mayor eric adams and police commissioner keechant

a 53-year-old man telling abc's james longman russian forces made all the men go outside and check their papers. anyone under 50 was shot dead. his friends were killed in front of his eyes. >> your 53. so you made it by three years. reporter: in the port city of mariupol which has been shelled repeatedly, about 160,000 residents are still trapped in the city without electricity, communications, medicine, heat or water. the russian military is not allowing humanitarian aid convoys into the city. the red cross saying it did transport 500 civilians who fled on their own. the u.n. says close to 1500 ukrainian civilians have been killed with almost 2200 others wounded. the white house will levy new sanctions against russia that will further isolate the russian economy, making it more difficult for russian president vladimir putin to fund his war. it will ban a new investments in russia, increased sanctions on major russian financial institutions, and target government officials and their family members. >> russia wanted to take ukraine's capital city kyiv and topple its democracy. today, kyiv

longman is on the ground in boo child where ukrainian officials say more than hundreds of billions have been killed one two three four five bodies in this tiny them in this basement where ukrainians say people have been tortured more and more people are trying to escape the war. country many still stuck in places like the damaged city of mary upal the red cross unable to bring aid to suffering residents or help people out the situation in my open has been diet people have been staying there for a week with absolutely no humanitarian supplies getting in. us officials warned these new sanctions will not stop putin overnight saying it will take time, but sadly many fear there isn't enough time with the humanitarian crisis growing by the day rina roy abc news, new york. now if you want to help people in ukraine, we've put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits sending donations and supplies to refugees. it's on our website abc7news.com/take action. a down day for stocks today at the closing bell the dow and lost 280 points the nasdaq dropped 328 and s&p was down by 57 gas pr

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james longman is live from ukraine. plus, kyiv mayor vitali klitschko and his brother wladimir and national security adviser jake sullivan. >>> too close? nearly two dozen washington officials test positive for covid just days after an event with president biden. >> even with the president being double boosted, he could still test positive for covid. >> new concerns for the

foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene in kyiv. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. possibly the biggest setback for vladimir putin of this war so far. his flagship vessel in the black sea abandoned. this morning, humiliation for vladimir putin's forces. ukraine saying they hit the flagship of his black sea fleet moskova with two anti-ship cruise missiles. it was named for russia's capital, and this morning, moscow admitted it has been abandoned app although they make no mention of a strike and blamed it on an ammunition fire. it is a psychological blow for russia. a large and important vessel >> it is very significant. it is a big win for the ukrainians. this is obviously going to cause an embarrassment to president putin and the russian navy. >> reporter: the bombardments on the east continue. shocking new video from kharkiv appearing to show what experts say are cluster bombs. ukraine's second largest city has been under russian shelling for weeks. local officials say the latest attack has left at least

foreign correspondent james longman has the latest. >> reporter: president biden suddenly calling russia's actions in the country a genocide. that's a serious allegation and it was made while delivering remarks on the u.s. economy. >> your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away. >> reporter: after his speech he doubled down but argued it was just his opinion. >> it's become clearer and clearer that putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a ukrainian. >> reporter: in the key suburb of bucha, where some of the most upsetting allegations of russian atrocities have emerged, officials now say they've uncovered 403 bodies, more than 1,200 across the kyiv region. inside a basement we saw five men who appeared to have been tortured and executed by russian forces. now for the first time a relative is speaking out. kalina's son was among those murdered. [ speaking foreign language ] she's been taken in at a local monastery, too scared to go home. what she keeps re